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and one of the other key players is mitch mcconnell. what is the dynamic there do you think? >> i think the president, first time i'm talking about the mutual background on capitol hill, the president may be at a point where he has gotten obama care, which is clearly now not going to be repealed, he has created a bigger government in the direction he wants to go in. and he may want to consolidate and having lived through two solid years of not getting anything done, he may decide he doesn't want to spend four years. the odds are very high the republicans will keep the house in 2014. does he really want four years of gridlock or does he want to take a big step, which is a gamble, open the door, sit down and have genuine conversations? and frankly, as he appoints some new cabinet officers, find some republicans that could serve in the cabinet, in a serious way, that would join ray la hood. he has really been sort of isolated as the secretary of transportation. >> we've seen some comments from both sides and yes we want to try to come up with an agreement, we want to try to exte
and one of the other key players is mitch mcconnell. what is the dynamic there do you think? >> i think the president, first time i'm talking about the mutual background on capitol hill, the president may be at a point where he has gotten obama care, which is clearly now not going to be repealed, he has created a bigger government in the direction he wants to go in. and he may want to consolidate and having lived through two solid years of not getting anything done, he may decide he...
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senate minority leader mitch mcconnell reached out to him sunday night after talks with democrats stalled. but with just hours go until this deadline there are still obstacles standing in the way of even a watered down agreement. lawmakers left the capitol sunday night without a deal in place, but leaders from both parties expressed their willingness to continue working. >> there's still significant difference between the two sides but negotiations continue. >> i want everyone know i'm willing to get this done but i need a dance partner. >> some progress was made sunday when they dropped a proposal to slow social security growth but the main sticking point between democrats and republicans continues to be over the threshold of tax increases. president obama campaigned on raising taxes on income over $250,000 while many congressional republicans have pushed back on any increase in taxes. >> they say that the biggest priority is making sure that we deal with the deficit in a serious way, but the way they're behaving is that their only priority is making sure that tax breaks for the wealthie
senate minority leader mitch mcconnell reached out to him sunday night after talks with democrats stalled. but with just hours go until this deadline there are still obstacles standing in the way of even a watered down agreement. lawmakers left the capitol sunday night without a deal in place, but leaders from both parties expressed their willingness to continue working. >> there's still significant difference between the two sides but negotiations continue. >> i want everyone know...
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john boehner, mitch mcconnell and other gop leaders sent the president a letter proposing ways to keep stafford loan rates at 3.1%. without congressional action it will double. both parties say they want to keep the current rate but they're divided on how to cover the plan's $6 billion cost. >>> and government safety officials shut down low bus operations. ray lahood says the companiy ignored safety rules. the curb side bus services operated mainly along the east coast and served more than 1800 passengers a day. terrell? >> ashley morrison here in new york. have a good weekend. >>> jerry sandusky, former penn state assistant football coach, asked for a delay in his trial. it scheduled to begin next week. sandusky denies the allegations. >>> police say an unidentified hero saved lives when a gunman open fire at a seattle cafe. ian stawicki had two hand guns, killing two in the cafe and another when he hijacked a car. police say if it wasn't for the actions of one man, it could have been worse. >> the hero picked up a stool and threw it at the suspect, hit him. picked up another stool, h
john boehner, mitch mcconnell and other gop leaders sent the president a letter proposing ways to keep stafford loan rates at 3.1%. without congressional action it will double. both parties say they want to keep the current rate but they're divided on how to cover the plan's $6 billion cost. >>> and government safety officials shut down low bus operations. ray lahood says the companiy ignored safety rules. the curb side bus services operated mainly along the east coast and served more...
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. >> senate republicans led by mitch mcconnell warn it if action is not taken to extend the tax break, the economy will suffer when taxpayers are blindsided by a $310 billion increase. what wags on capitol hill with calling "taxmageddon." to senate republicans wrote -- "once republicans are willing to abandon their commitment to more tax breaks for multimillionaires, i am confident that we can i am confident that we can t. unfortunately, it appears that republicans blind adhere answer to tea party extremism is making it impossible to reach making it impossible to before the election." question, is congress gambling with the economy over taxes? pat buchanan? >> here's what will happen, john. the republicans will pass extend all of the tax cuts this summer. all or none. >> on all layers we described? >> all of them! frank sinatra, all or nothing at all. !úto t harry reid will pass the tax cut extensions for everybody but mort here, guys making more then a million bucks a year. and you're going to center a deadlock there. if mitt wins, i think quickly in january if not before, all tax
. >> senate republicans led by mitch mcconnell warn it if action is not taken to extend the tax break, the economy will suffer when taxpayers are blindsided by a $310 billion increase. what wags on capitol hill with calling "taxmageddon." to senate republicans wrote -- "once republicans are willing to abandon their commitment to more tax breaks for multimillionaires, i am confident that we can i am confident that we can t. unfortunately, it appears that republicans blind...
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we'll talk to senators mitch mcconnell, mark warner and lindsey graham. >> osgood: and next week here on sunday morning.... >> the best man cave ever. >> osgood:... lee cowan takes a victory lap with racing legend jimmy johnson. mushroom mezzaluna ravioli, chile lime chicken, ranchero braised beef. we're tossing, roasting and mixing our favorite farm-picked ingredients to create dishes on the culinary cutting edge. at lean cuisine, we're designing must-have-meals with no preservatives. look for the new chef's picks in our latest collection. lean cuisine. new chef's picks. available at walmart. sunday morning's moment of nature is sponsored by... >> osgood: we leave you in the company of giant mant a rays off mexico's san benedicto island. i'm charles osgood. we do hope you enjoyed our journey to ports of call and that you'll join us again next sunday morning. until then, i'll see you on the radio. if you have copd like i do, you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping
we'll talk to senators mitch mcconnell, mark warner and lindsey graham. >> osgood: and next week here on sunday morning.... >> the best man cave ever. >> osgood:... lee cowan takes a victory lap with racing legend jimmy johnson. mushroom mezzaluna ravioli, chile lime chicken, ranchero braised beef. we're tossing, roasting and mixing our favorite farm-picked ingredients to create dishes on the culinary cutting edge. at lean cuisine, we're designing must-have-meals with no...
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mcconnell. >> it's now 2:00 p.m. and we've yet to receive a response to our good-faith offer. >> he indicated the differences were too wide and he indicate thad the white house might be tying their hands. >> i've had a number of conversations with the president and at this stage we're not able to make the counteroffer. >> so senator mcconnell called the vice president who he served with in the senate for 24 years. the two men spoke several times sunday. >> i want everyone to know i'm willing to get this done, but i need a dance partner. >> reporter: democrats want to let the bush-era tax cuts expire for all household income over $250,000. republicans would rather set the cut-off at around $500,000. the estate tax rate stands at 35%. it is set to revert to 55%. at this point, many members are just hoping their leaders can come up with something if only to show that congress is competent. >> i don't think anyone here is going to benefit from a calamity happening in this country's economy. >> reporter: any agreement, if
mcconnell. >> it's now 2:00 p.m. and we've yet to receive a response to our good-faith offer. >> he indicated the differences were too wide and he indicate thad the white house might be tying their hands. >> i've had a number of conversations with the president and at this stage we're not able to make the counteroffer. >> so senator mcconnell called the vice president who he served with in the senate for 24 years. the two men spoke several times sunday. >> i want...
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a spokesperson for senator mitch mcconnell responded in a statement, after presiding over one of the largest expansions of government in history, it's interesting to see the president finally acknowledged that washington is out of control. in washington, i'm sandra endo. >> now we go to the midwest where the winter weather is not finished tonight. some warnings are in effect until tomorrow morning. this was the scene this morning in cincinnati and it wasn't pretty everywhere. >> i'm wsbt's john paul in south bend. here, 7 inches of snow fell and in the northern portions of our viewing area, they got even more. more than 180 schools were closed today and right now we're dealing with a lot of drifting snow. all of this snow has certainly made for a very treacherous travel situation. a lot of slideoffs reported on the toll road. a lot of accidents reported on i-94. and stretches of the u.s. 31 bypass. it is slick just about everywhere else. now the winter weather warnings out was in effect for our portion of our viewing area has been extended until saturday morning, 7:00 a.m. that is th
a spokesperson for senator mitch mcconnell responded in a statement, after presiding over one of the largest expansions of government in history, it's interesting to see the president finally acknowledged that washington is out of control. in washington, i'm sandra endo. >> now we go to the midwest where the winter weather is not finished tonight. some warnings are in effect until tomorrow morning. this was the scene this morning in cincinnati and it wasn't pretty everywhere. >> i'm...
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senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said the president already had gone too far and was undermining the court. >> so, i was respectfully suggest the president needs to back off. back off. >> reporter: but as the controversy this week shows, a fight with the court is risky. the public historically has viewed the court favorably. now, richard nixon campaigned against the court in 196, but the last time a democratic candidate has campaigned against the court was back in 1896, and he lost. jan crawford, cbs news, the supreme court. >>> in politics now, rick santorum met privately in virginia yesterday with gop conservative leaders who oppose mitt romney. a santorum campaign official says they continue to press newt gingrich to withdrew, hoping his smenters would switch to santorum. >>> military investigators have finally visited the crime scene. staff sergeant robert bales is accused of gunning down 17. the pentagon waited until this week to avading tensions with villagers. >>> kofi annan says siree has agreed to a cease-fire. the latest amateur video posted online appears to show army
senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said the president already had gone too far and was undermining the court. >> so, i was respectfully suggest the president needs to back off. back off. >> reporter: but as the controversy this week shows, a fight with the court is risky. the public historically has viewed the court favorably. now, richard nixon campaigned against the court in 196, but the last time a democratic candidate has campaigned against the court was back in 1896, and...
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. >> president obama has invited nancy pelosi, john boehner, mitch mcconnell, and harry reid to the white house this afternoon for a fiscal cliff summit. >> here we are five days from the new year, and we might finally start talking. >> today's white house meeting might be the last chance to come to an agreement. that's because it takes time for a bill to work its way through both chamber of commerce. >> i don't know time wise how it can happen now. >> under senate rules, the only way a bill could make its way through the procedural hurdles in time is if every senator agrees not to. they'll have 24 hours. outside the beltway, carlino will be watching. >> everyone is kind of in a wait-and-see and fingers-crossed per expect tichb right now. >> since 1930 this is only the fifth time congress has worked after christmas. and today's summit is the first time president obama has met face to face with congressional leaders since mid-november. duarte, tick tock. >> thank you. >>> general schwarzkopf is being remembered this morning as a great hero and tactician. as teresa garcia the general died y
. >> president obama has invited nancy pelosi, john boehner, mitch mcconnell, and harry reid to the white house this afternoon for a fiscal cliff summit. >> here we are five days from the new year, and we might finally start talking. >> today's white house meeting might be the last chance to come to an agreement. that's because it takes time for a bill to work its way through both chamber of commerce. >> i don't know time wise how it can happen now. >> under senate...
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mcconnell calls it, quote, a charade. >> the president's goal is not to solve them but ignore them for another year. >> it leaves medicare mostly untouched. republicans are voting for changes. >>> the budget will be a key issue this year. the latest poll shows rick santorum has made up significant ground against mitt romney. in michigan, mitt romney's home state, a poll by the american research group shows santorum leading and a national poll of likely republican voters shoes them in a virtual tie. >>> overseas anti-government in syria say they resumed attacks on the city of homs. they said they would consider a plan for a peace keeping form. susan mcginnis has more on this. >> reporter: good morning, betty. with it looking more and more imminent, the u.s. said it is working with its allies but it's clear at this point that support only goes so far amateur video claims to show syrian troops launching new attacks on the city of homs. united nation's says the violence is escalated. >> as long as the international community fails to take action the population will suffer from countless at
mcconnell calls it, quote, a charade. >> the president's goal is not to solve them but ignore them for another year. >> it leaves medicare mostly untouched. republicans are voting for changes. >>> the budget will be a key issue this year. the latest poll shows rick santorum has made up significant ground against mitt romney. in michigan, mitt romney's home state, a poll by the american research group shows santorum leading and a national poll of likely republican voters...
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speaking yesterday in washington, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said he thought the race between romney and president obama is going to be, quote, incredibly close. cbs anchor charlie rose asked house speaker john boehner about the next face of the romney campaign. >> reporter: does he need reset his campaign? does he need to say to himself and to you and to the leadership in the senate, i want to take this opportunity to redefine myself, because many americans have not focused on this sort of thing. >> well, that's pretty hard to do. but after any primary, there's always a little retooling. always some adjustments in terms of now you have a different opponent. and so i think you'll see some new things out of this campaign. >> like what? >> a real focus on what the election's going to be about. economics, economics, economics. >> and later this morning you can see more of charlie rose's interview with boehner on "cbs this morning." >>> coming up on the morning news -- an honor overdue. the white house will salute a war hero 42 years after he died, saving fellow soldiers during th
speaking yesterday in washington, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said he thought the race between romney and president obama is going to be, quote, incredibly close. cbs anchor charlie rose asked house speaker john boehner about the next face of the romney campaign. >> reporter: does he need reset his campaign? does he need to say to himself and to you and to the leadership in the senate, i want to take this opportunity to redefine myself, because many americans have not focused...
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mitch mcconnell talks about the president, the [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ >>> senate republican leader mitch mcconnell is one of the most powerful men in washington with all the gridlock between white house and congress over big issues, his role is more important than ever. senator mcconnell joins us now in studio 57. we're pleased to have him here. welcome. >> pleasure to be with you. >> good to have you in new york. tell me this, many people talk about the problem in europe is they can't make a decision. >> no. >> and kick the can down the road. in washington, they talk about dysfunction. what can be done about that, other than changing the politicians who are in washington? >> the biggest challenge we have, charlie, for the future, is the unsustainable path of our entitlements, very popular programs, the eli
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mitch mcconnell for the gop. congress has come to an agreement on one issue. leaders of both parties announced sunday they have reached a deal to extend the 2008 farm bill for at least one more year. without a deal the agriculture secretary says americans would have been force today pay as much as $7 if a gallon of milk. but again, that has been averted. >>> we are watching your money. i know you are sick of hearing it but over the next few days the words fiscal cliff, you are not going to be able to avoid them. whether or not you think congress can pull off some sort of a compromise, one thing you need to be prepared for. for many of you, your paycheck will go down in the new year and here's why. the payroll tax was cut by 2 percentage points over the last two years. experts are saying that tax holiday is coming to an end. the center on policy and budget priorities says it is about $100 billion. goldman sachs says ending the tax holiday would shave percentage points off economic growth next year, not predicted that strong anyway. let's say you make $50,000 a
mitch mcconnell for the gop. congress has come to an agreement on one issue. leaders of both parties announced sunday they have reached a deal to extend the 2008 farm bill for at least one more year. without a deal the agriculture secretary says americans would have been force today pay as much as $7 if a gallon of milk. but again, that has been averted. >>> we are watching your money. i know you are sick of hearing it but over the next few days the words fiscal cliff, you are not...
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senate majority leader mitch mcconnell told akin when the future of our country is at stake, sorry is not sufficient. the republican party withdrew $5 million and the karl rove super pac, american crossroads, withdrew all funds in the pipeline for akin. >> there's no way he can recover in my opinion. our group decided to, if he remains the nominee, there's no reason to throw good money after bad by trying to win this seat. >> before this controversy, republicans were certain they could beat mccaskill and possibly win a majority in the senate. now the missouri seat is in play and democrats are using akin to rekindle the abortion rights debate. in tampa, republicans preparing for next week's convention called for a human life amendment granting legal rights to the unborn which democrats say could result in a ban on abortion nationwide without exception for rape and incest. democratic candidates like elizabeth warren in massachusetts are making abortion rights a national issue even though her opponent, senator scott brown, supports abortion rights and has criticized akin. >> the republic
senate majority leader mitch mcconnell told akin when the future of our country is at stake, sorry is not sufficient. the republican party withdrew $5 million and the karl rove super pac, american crossroads, withdrew all funds in the pipeline for akin. >> there's no way he can recover in my opinion. our group decided to, if he remains the nominee, there's no reason to throw good money after bad by trying to win this seat. >> before this controversy, republicans were certain they...
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i want to see my friend mitch mcconnell have majority in the senate. >> but shortly after his speech, lugar had some tough words for mourdo mourdock. his embrace of relenting partisan mindset is irreconcilable with my philosophy of governance. >>> as expected, voters in north carolina easily approved an amendment to the state constitution that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. the law also avoids domestic unions from carrying illegal status. north carolina is the 30th state to adopt a ban on same-sex marriage. on the democratic side, president obama won the west virginia presidential primary but a texas inmate got about 40% of the vote. keith judd is serving time for making threats at university of new mexico in 1999. he got on the ballot by paying a $2500 fee and filling out a form. west virginia's coal industry opposes the president's environmental policies and the state's democratic senator and governor have instead if they'll support the president. >>> the intense manhunt for adam mayes continues. he has a $50,000 bounty on his head. he is supported of killing
i want to see my friend mitch mcconnell have majority in the senate. >> but shortly after his speech, lugar had some tough words for mourdo mourdock. his embrace of relenting partisan mindset is irreconcilable with my philosophy of governance. >>> as expected, voters in north carolina easily approved an amendment to the state constitution that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. the law also avoids domestic unions from carrying illegal status. north carolina is...
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his interview with senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell ran just before election day. >> hi, charlie. >> what do you think the possibility of congress compromising with the president stands today? >> i think that it's got to happen. i think substantial compromise, maybe not work out all the problems, maybe put some of them off beyond january 1st, but i think they have to make some real problem between now and the first of the year. >> and on the house side, it's clear that boehner is sending a message to fellow republicans in the house who have got to make extra steps that we didn't before. >> i think that's true. and i think the president has responded by saying that i'm not whetted to the idea of tax rate increases. i'll settle for more revenue if that's what i can get. >> you got senators reid and mcconnell to actually sit together. >> it was like arranging the paris pease talks or the camp david talks. it wasn't easy. >> were they as uncomfortable as they looked sitting next to each other? >> yes. >> and what did you learn from that? >> well, i think that -- what can you
his interview with senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell ran just before election day. >> hi, charlie. >> what do you think the possibility of congress compromising with the president stands today? >> i think that it's got to happen. i think substantial compromise, maybe not work out all the problems, maybe put some of them off beyond january 1st, but i think they have to make some real problem between now and the first of the year. >> and on the house side, it's...
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senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said bluntly "it's time for congressman akin to step aside." the national republican party and the top gop superpack withdrew millions in support. facing all of that, akin was still defiant, even telling romney to back away. >> if you were in romney's position, don't you think that he may have bid had thing up and made a bigger deal about it than he needed to? why couldn't he run his race and i run mine? >> reporter: there are also some republicans who believe the national party is overreacting. >> i think this election should be how did todd akin vote and what did he vote and stand for and in this case, petty, personal attacks substituting for strong policy. >> reporter: sarah palin suggested another option. >> if he doesn't do t then it's going to be third party then. we'll do whatever we can to not quash this opportunity that we have to take missouri for the good of the country. >> reporter: sources tell us that akin is actually hoping the controversy itself will venerate enough conservative grassroot support for him to stay in this race, bu
senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said bluntly "it's time for congressman akin to step aside." the national republican party and the top gop superpack withdrew millions in support. facing all of that, akin was still defiant, even telling romney to back away. >> if you were in romney's position, don't you think that he may have bid had thing up and made a bigger deal about it than he needed to? why couldn't he run his race and i run mine? >> reporter: there are also...
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when you have mitch mcconnell saying his sole goal is to make sure president obama is a one-term president, it would have been dead on avbal if it was bowles/simpson/obama plan. he's met with speaker boehner to bring the deficit down three times now. the president has made a good faith effort to deal with this deficit and in his second term he will do that. >> you also know that oil prices and gas prices -- oil prices are high by the barrel, some $128 a barrel, and also there is some concern and especially at the white house about whether the president can do something so that gas prices at the pump don't go up further. can the president do that? >> oil prices and gasoline prices worldwide are high. they're too high. let me tell you, i think they're just indefensible when you look at the basic cost of oil, but i think the president's plan is the right plan. we have dramatically expanded the drilling and exploration in an environmentally sensitive way. we learned a lesson from bp. we'll go forward of exploration but not at expense of our environment. secondly, we have to diversify our energ
when you have mitch mcconnell saying his sole goal is to make sure president obama is a one-term president, it would have been dead on avbal if it was bowles/simpson/obama plan. he's met with speaker boehner to bring the deficit down three times now. the president has made a good faith effort to deal with this deficit and in his second term he will do that. >> you also know that oil prices and gas prices -- oil prices are high by the barrel, some $128 a barrel, and also there is some...
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. >> reporter: president obama has invited nancy pelosi, john boehner, mitch mcconnell and harry reid to the white house this afternoon for a fiscal cliff summit. >> here we are. five days from the new year, and we might finally start talking. >> reporter: today's white house meeting might be the last chance to come to an agreement. that's because it takes time for a bill to work its way through both chambers of congress. >> i don't know time-wise how it can happen now. >> reporter: under senate rules the onlyway a bill could come through the you woulds in time is if every senator agrees not to slow the progress. the house will be back here sunday night giving them just more than 24 hours to vote on any bill the senate works out. outside the beltway, don will be watching. >> everybody's kind of in a wait and see and finger crossed perspective right now. >> reporter: since 1930, this is only the fifth time congress has worked after christmas. tara mergener, for cbs news, washington. >>> time right now is 6:07 and i'm watching your money. we're going to have to see if wall street can fi
. >> reporter: president obama has invited nancy pelosi, john boehner, mitch mcconnell and harry reid to the white house this afternoon for a fiscal cliff summit. >> here we are. five days from the new year, and we might finally start talking. >> reporter: today's white house meeting might be the last chance to come to an agreement. that's because it takes time for a bill to work its way through both chambers of congress. >> i don't know time-wise how it can happen now....
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. >> reporter: senator mitch mcconnell talking about the debt ceiling and the president's proposal to raise the debt ceiling. we'll have more on that debate coming up at 6:30. back to you. >>> we have dedicated our entire news department to track this story. we're ready with alerts on the air and on the web. every day we'll have stories that show you how you will be affect fundamental we go over this cliff. you can get alerts -- effected if we go over this cliff. you can get alerts on your phone. >>> jessica doyle is here. she leads the effects on you team this morning. she's looking at the impact on federal contractors in northern virginia. of course we have tons of federal contractors here. >> diving over the cliff would have an across-the-board ripple effect around the country. we know that's the case. in fairfax county, they could be particularly vulnerable. big cutbacks in government spending could mean big trouble for information technology and defense-related contracting firms that carry a lot of federal business. if spending on those firms gets cut, a lot of people could be o
. >> reporter: senator mitch mcconnell talking about the debt ceiling and the president's proposal to raise the debt ceiling. we'll have more on that debate coming up at 6:30. back to you. >>> we have dedicated our entire news department to track this story. we're ready with alerts on the air and on the web. every day we'll have stories that show you how you will be affect fundamental we go over this cliff. you can get alerts -- effected if we go over this cliff. you can get...
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mcconnell in getting a republican majority, i would say that i have offered advice to my former opponent and now candidate as to trying a way he could be a constructive senator and how he could make any difference whatsoever, i hope he will, in fact, begin to adopt some of those ideas, but for the time being, i don't plan an active campaign. >> schieffer: senator, thank you so much, and we want to wish you the very best. >> thank you very much, bob. >> schieffer: we will be back in a moment with some thoughts about memorial day. >> today is going to be an important day for us. >> schieffer: on this day, when we remember those who gave their lives for their country, let us also remember the families they left behind. in 1972, vice president biden lost his wife and infant daughter in a horrible car wreck. friday he talked to a group of military families about the kind of loss that only those who have experienced it can ever really comprehend. >> the christmas shopping and the tractor trailer broadsided them in one incident, kiltd two of them and, well, i have to tell you, i used to resent,
mcconnell in getting a republican majority, i would say that i have offered advice to my former opponent and now candidate as to trying a way he could be a constructive senator and how he could make any difference whatsoever, i hope he will, in fact, begin to adopt some of those ideas, but for the time being, i don't plan an active campaign. >> schieffer: senator, thank you so much, and we want to wish you the very best. >> thank you very much, bob. >> schieffer: we will be...
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president obama, top leaders harry read and nancy pelosi and mitch mcconnell and him. it was only a short while ago that john boehner was called a dictator. with the deadline looming the goal appears to be to shield most american taxpayers from automatic tax increase. now, the president's already agreed to raise income taxes on americans earning more than $400,000. that's up from his $250,000 goal set in the campaign, and there's also an effort to extend jobless pen fits for americans out of work for six months or more. >> major, do we have any reason to believe that this time it is different? >> well, certainly. the deadline is real. the house is coming back into session on sunday. even is going to be here either to preside over america going over the fiscal cliff or last-minute very small deal that averted for a while and leaves more negotiations for the future. >> major garrett, thank you very much. general norman schwarzkopf, commander of the coalition for the gulf war died yesterday. he tricked and outflanked saddam hussein's forces in just 101 hours. he gave this
president obama, top leaders harry read and nancy pelosi and mitch mcconnell and him. it was only a short while ago that john boehner was called a dictator. with the deadline looming the goal appears to be to shield most american taxpayers from automatic tax increase. now, the president's already agreed to raise income taxes on americans earning more than $400,000. that's up from his $250,000 goal set in the campaign, and there's also an effort to extend jobless pen fits for americans out of...
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. >> senator rubio, the republican senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, was on this program and he said he's in favor of a grand bargain and that he also thinks it has to do with enti e entitlement cuts as well as revenue. are you in favor of the same thing your leader is in favor of in the senate? >> i'm certainly in favor of additional revenue to the government. that's not the debate. debate is how do you get the revenue to government. i think you get it through growth. many on the left bleesh yelievet it through higher tax rates. i think if our economy grows, that generates more revenue. i believe we need more tax tears, not more taxes. that's the only way. growing our economy is the only way you'll get a grip on this debt. can you not tax or simply cut your way out of this situation. you've got to grow your way out of this, then have the fiscal discipline to make sure that that revenue is not being used to add more to the debt. >> senator marco rubio, thank you for your time this morning. >>> the book again is called >>> if you think your doctor's prescribng too many antibiotic
. >> senator rubio, the republican senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, was on this program and he said he's in favor of a grand bargain and that he also thinks it has to do with enti e entitlement cuts as well as revenue. are you in favor of the same thing your leader is in favor of in the senate? >> i'm certainly in favor of additional revenue to the government. that's not the debate. debate is how do you get the revenue to government. i think you get it through growth. many...
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. >> john boehner and mitch mcconnell endorsed romney, a year after the 2012 campaign began. >> after that announcement, speaker boehner sat down with us at the capitol for his first national interview. >> you endorsed mitt romney today. how much did the primary campaign do to his election that he faces? >> i don't think there was any real damage done. it got messy. just like the race four years ago between barack obama and hillary clinton. it went on until june of 2008. charlie, this election's going to be a referendum on the president's economic policy. it did not help the economy. it actually made it worse. >> what's the debate going to be, what we've just been talking about? >> no. it's going to be over the president's economic policies. pure and simple. they've made matters worse. america should be doing a lot better today, but when you look at his calls for higher taxes, his refusal to deal with the debt, the regular regime here in washington out of control, they've scared every business person and investor in america. that's why you see record amounts of cash in these businesse
. >> john boehner and mitch mcconnell endorsed romney, a year after the 2012 campaign began. >> after that announcement, speaker boehner sat down with us at the capitol for his first national interview. >> you endorsed mitt romney today. how much did the primary campaign do to his election that he faces? >> i don't think there was any real damage done. it got messy. just like the race four years ago between barack obama and hillary clinton. it went on until june of 2008....
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his relationship with mitch mcconnell, who is the myjority leader, republican leader in the senate, in the white house they called biden the mcconnell whisperer, because he can deal with mcconnell. so that's going to be crucial, and you know, we'll see. will he turn it over, some of it to biden? you can't turn it all over. he's got to lead and define exactly what the democratic party goal is. >> you seem to be putting all the pressure on the president. you've got house republicans who took a very, very adamant stand last time. >> yes, they did, but if you get into the details, which i do in this book, you see that the president overplayed his hand by asking for more revenue. the man -- you know, i think one of the big questions in the coming months is going to be the staff at the white house, who is going to be kind of running the show. lot of the people, democrats and republicans, made the point that there was no one under the president kind of as chief operating officer running the show. he's got to have somebody do that. >> bob, one other thing, though, from our exit polls, though.
his relationship with mitch mcconnell, who is the myjority leader, republican leader in the senate, in the white house they called biden the mcconnell whisperer, because he can deal with mcconnell. so that's going to be crucial, and you know, we'll see. will he turn it over, some of it to biden? you can't turn it all over. he's got to lead and define exactly what the democratic party goal is. >> you seem to be putting all the pressure on the president. you've got house republicans who...
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romney has to explain as mitch mcconnell the senate republican leader, he has to speak for himself. don't ask every republican to carry mitt romney's extensively and heavy baggage and mandate. >> democrats, interestingly, want to distance themselves from this and move forward. >> yes. in hockey, if a goalie makes a great save, it's a beauty and you keep on with the game. what the supreme court did for president obama is a kick save. they didn't lose the law, but they protected with a tax and new line -- democrats will say, what the country cares about is whether anything substantially changes. it carries on with its implementation. let's talk about the political focus which is the economy. republicans will try to tie them together. democats would like very much as i wrote in national journal last week to move on and move on rapidly. >> as part of that, is that because of the word tax? >> not just that. tax doesn't help. but the law itself, until it's fully implemented, at least democrats believe this and the white house, will not become -- one thing learned by the white house, to it
romney has to explain as mitch mcconnell the senate republican leader, he has to speak for himself. don't ask every republican to carry mitt romney's extensively and heavy baggage and mandate. >> democrats, interestingly, want to distance themselves from this and move forward. >> yes. in hockey, if a goalie makes a great save, it's a beauty and you keep on with the game. what the supreme court did for president obama is a kick save. they didn't lose the law, but they protected with...
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mitch mcconnell said the president arrogantly endangers the congress' role in providing a check on the excesses of the executive branch. the president's press secretary says the white house counsel advised the president that cordray's appointment is legal and will be challenged in court. but as far as the white house is concerned, so what? the legal battle will go on long after this election year is over and, in the meantime, the president will be able to claim to be the champion of the middle class. jim? >> bill plante at the white house, thanks. >>> the results in iowa have a lot of democrats smiling. the theory is if the best mitt romney could do in iowa is tie rick santorum and then president obama's chances look much better in a general election. >> joining us is bill burton, senior strategist for priorities usa and former deputy press secretary in the obama white house. >> hi nancy and jim. >> i keep hearing democrats like you, bill, say mitt romney comes out of iowa because he had to move so far to the right. but i don't see that that is really true, except maybe when it comes t
mitch mcconnell said the president arrogantly endangers the congress' role in providing a check on the excesses of the executive branch. the president's press secretary says the white house counsel advised the president that cordray's appointment is legal and will be challenged in court. but as far as the white house is concerned, so what? the legal battle will go on long after this election year is over and, in the meantime, the president will be able to claim to be the champion of the middle...
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senate republican leader mitch mcconnell released a statement saying the president lacked fundamental respect for the separation of powers. yesterday afternoon the judges struck back. a federal appeals court in houston issued an order to the justice department to explain whether the president really meant the court had no power to strike down the law. >> i'm referring to statements by the president in the past few days, that it is somehow inappropriate for what he termed unelected judges to strike acts of congress. >> reporter: the stakes are high. if the court strikes the law down, which now appears a real possibility, it could be bad for the president's re-election efforts. so the administration may be trying some thin. >> they may be trying to shape public opinion about what a court decision might be. it may just be president obama as a former teacher of constitutional law can't help but weigh in on what he thinks the courts should do. >> reporter: now, the judge told the justice department to have that answer by noon thursday, high noon, but already the president does seem to be b
senate republican leader mitch mcconnell released a statement saying the president lacked fundamental respect for the separation of powers. yesterday afternoon the judges struck back. a federal appeals court in houston issued an order to the justice department to explain whether the president really meant the court had no power to strike down the law. >> i'm referring to statements by the president in the past few days, that it is somehow inappropriate for what he termed unelected judges...